SAES_JULY '22_Magazine

ARE INTROVERTS TOO QUIET OR ARE EXTROVERTS TOO LOUD?
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By Eva S., Ruth L., Vishnu A., Eleanor N., Anoushka P. and Adrian V.
Edited by Leo T., Eva S., Vishnu A., Eleanor N., Anoushka P. and Adrian
V. and Ruth L.
We interviewed three 8th graders to ask them their opinion on a controversial
question: Are introverts too quiet or are extroverts too loud? Here is what
Anoushka P, Adrian V, and Vishnu A think.
Adrian says, “There is no point where you are so quiet that it affects other
people, but I think you can be loud enough to affect others negatively. People
who are more extroverted think introverts are too quiet, and people who are
more introverted think extroverts are too loud.” Including his opinion on this
question, Adrian disclosed a theory that extroverts think introverts are too quiet
and introverts think that extroverts are too loud.
Anoushka says, “Extroverts speak a lot, and then introverts really don’t get the
chance to speak. People assume that introverts dislike being around people
just because they don’t speak as much as extroverts do. Just because you don’t
talk as much as extroverts doesn’t mean that you’re ‘too quiet’. Depending on
the introvert, they open up more and talk a LOT when it comes to people they
are comfortable with.”
Finally Vishnu says, “Much of the time, introverts are not able to express their
feelings, resulting in them not being able to give their opinions on a topic, as
well as not being able to express when they are hurt. We are grounded in our
own personalities when making these decisions, therefore any decision cannot
account for the true introvert or extrovert.”
So Adrian and Anouska think that extroverts are too loud, but Vishnu thinks
that introverts are too quiet. Those were the opinions of the three 8th graders
on this controversial topic. What do you think?
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